an examination that measures the biological resistance of substances causing disease; performed prior to chemotherapy so as to make it more efficient.
<investigation> An examination that measures the biological resistance of substances causing disease, performed prior to chemotherapy so as to make it more efficient. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
antibiogram Obsolete term for a record of the resistance of microbes to various antibiotics.
compilation of the antimicrobial susceptibilities recorded for local bacterial strains, which is useful for monitoring local trends in antimicrobial resistance and aiding the prescription of appropriate empiric antibacterial therapy